Public sector union votes for strike actionLOWER-PAID civil servants voted strongly in favour of strike action last night over the introduction of the pension levy.Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Dáil protests held over pensions levy, cutbacksAbout 4,000 lower paid civil servants took part in the first large-scale union demonstration against the Government's new pension…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Unions to hold mass marches next weekTRADE UNIONS are to hold mass demonstrations in Dublin and other locations around the country on Saturday week, February 21st…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Unions to hold mass demos over economic plansTrade union leaders are to hold mass demonstrations around the country on Saturday week in support of a “fairer approach” to …Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus seeks longer hours for long-haul pilotsAER LINGUS has told its pilots operating long-haul services that they will have to work longer than the approximate 600 hours…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Unions plan national day of demonstrationTRADE UNION leaders are planning a national day of demonstration against the new pension levy for public service staff and what…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Ictu to meet amid signs of major industrial unrest over levyTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) will meet today to draw up a co-ordinated union response to the public sector pension…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Siptu warns of 'dramatic' action over workers' rightsThe head of the country's largest trade union has warned that industrial action "on a very dramatic scale" could be needed to…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
ESB seeks pay freeze for next two yearsTHE ESB is seeking to introduce a pay freeze for its 8,000 staff for the next two years.Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
800 staff in private hospitals to ballot on industrial action over pay dealABOUT 800 staff in private hospitals in Dublin are to ballot on industrial action in a row over the payment of the first phase…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Civil servants plan one-day stoppage over levyLower paid civil servants are planning to stage a one-day national stoppage later this month in protest at the Government's proposed…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
ESB seeks two-year pay freeze for staffThe ESB is seeking to introduce a pay freeze for its 8,000 staff for the next two yearsMon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Unions prepare for pension levy protestsFIRM PLANS for union protests against the Government’s new pension levy for public service staff and the deferral of increases…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Cutbacks threaten welfare services, trade union claimsTHE TRADE union Siptu has warned that the community welfare service around the country is being swamped by additional demands…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
ESB pension fund has deficit of up to €1.5bnMANAGEMENT AT the ESB is expected to tell trade unions next week that the company’s pension fund is facing an estimated deficit…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Balloting on action by bus staff beginsSTAFF AT Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann have begun balloting on industrial action in protest at cutbacks planned by the companies…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Contributions to rise for 350,000 workersPENSION LEVY: THE GOVERNMENT’S new pension levy will see more than 350,000 staff in the public sector pay more in additional…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Ictu blames collapse on 'onerous' pension levyThe general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu), David Begg, said the Government’s proposals for a pension…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Head of Ictu highlights importance of pensionsTHE GENERAL secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said the issues surrounding the negotiation of a State…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Travel arrangements and overtime hours to be reviewedABOUT 350,000 staff in the public sector face paying additional pension contributions of between 2 per cent and 10 per cent of…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Talks on Exchequer savings set to go into nightTalks between the Government and unions on cutting €2 billion in exchequer spending this year are continuing at Government Buildings…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Talks adjourn as Govt draws up positionsTalks on a new national economic recovery programme adjourned at around 9pm tonight and will resume in the morningSun Feb 01 2009 - 00:00
Unions expect next 48 hours to be crucialTrade union leaders believe that crucial issues in the new national economic-recovery programme could come to a head quite quickly…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Ibec seeks €3.4bn to support enterpriseEMPLOYERS’ GROUP Ibec has sought the re-prioritisation of the National Development Plan to provide €1Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Ibec 'disturbed' by ESB staff pay increaseThe employers’ group Ibec has said that the business community is very disturbed by the decision of the ESB to pay a 3Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Ictu says officials see difficulties in altering tax systemGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS have maintained there would be technical difficulties in making adjustments to some aspects of the tax system…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Most vulnerable should be protected from cuts - CoriCORI JUSTICE, the social justice campaign group, has said it will press the Government, during talks on a national recovery programme…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Document forecasts jobless rate of over 10% next yearUNEMPLOYMENT could reach more than 10 per cent with over 120,000 people losing their jobs this year and in 2010, the Government…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Next few days will determine if recovery deal is possibleANALYSIS: THE NEXT few days of talks between the Government and the social partners on an economic recovery plan should determine…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Unions seek to widen tax base in talksTHE GOVERNMENT is to circulate a framework document to the social partners today setting out headings and key areas for negotiations…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Government may extend deadline for cutback talksThe Government is to circulate a framework document to the social partners tomorrow setting out headings and key areas for negotiations…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
HSE seeks to keep proceeds from any cutbacks in staff allowancesTHE HEALTH Service Executive is seeking to keep the proceeds from any cutbacks in staff allowances introduced by the Government…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
Employers seeking universal wage cuts, Ictu claimsOne of the State's most senior trade union leaders has accused employers' body Ibec of seeking to cut wage levels right across…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Tara Mines staff accept revised termsWORKERS AT Tara Mines have voted to accept new cost-cutting terms and work-practice changes drawn up by an independent facilitator…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
HSE to freeze recruitment and review allowances paid to thousands of staffTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to freeze outside recruitment for all management and administrative positions and to carry…Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
Economic recovery talks to begin tomorrowTALKS BETWEEN the Government and the social partners on its economic recovery programme are to get under way tomorrow.Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
Talks on economic recovery may start on FridayTalks between unions and the Government on the economic recovery programme may start as early as Friday, it has emerged.Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Health workers vote to strike if HSE forces changesABOUT 9,500 health sector workers in Dublin have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in the event of the Health Service…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Further €200m savings to be generated by HSE this yearTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is considering either additional cuts in services or scaling back on allowances paid to staff…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
GPs' over-70s fee twice that requested by HSETHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) wanted the new single capitation rate for general practitioners treating medical card patients…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Siptu warns of strikes if public pay cuts are imposedTHE COUNTRY’S largest union has warned of the likelihood of strikes and civil disruption if the Government imposes cuts in public…Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
Workers at Tara Mines to vote on work practices planABOUT 350 workers at Tara Mines who are members of Siptu are to begin a ballot today on new proposals aimed at ending a dispute…Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
Increase taxes on property and income, says IctuTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has asked the Government to introduce a new 48 per cent income tax band and a new property…Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
Unions say Eircom should be nationalisedTHE TRADE union movement has urged the Government to renationalise Eircom as a means of facilitating the expansion of broadband…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Unions may forgo increments and unsocial hours payPUBLIC SECTOR unions will consider a deal with the Government on areas such as increments and premium out-of-hours payments in…Thu Jan 15 2009 - 00:00
Department seeks to cut 4,000 health sector jobsTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has proposed that up to 4,000 health sector staff should go as part of the Government’s planned voluntary…Thu Jan 15 2009 - 00:00
Cori calls for tax base to be widenedTHE CONFERENCE of Religious in Ireland (Cori) has said the Government’s economic analysis is “extraordinarily pessimistic” and…Wed Jan 14 2009 - 00:00
IMO put €30m price on medical card dealTHE IRISH Medical Organisation (IMO) sought the Government to establish a €30 million compensation fund to assist GPs affected…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
Cori proposes seven-year recovery programmeThe Conference of Religious in Ireland (Cori) has said that the Government’s economic analysis is “extraordinarily pessimistic…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
Patients wait 480 days for appointmentFigures produced as part of the pilot "HealthStat" programme, which compares performance in different hospitals, show that the…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
